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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz 0.15-23 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ±150 / ±1500 / ±3500 Hz
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 70.2 MHz (?)
2nd: 200 kHz (?)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-130V AC ? Mains (127 or 220V AC) or 24V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1957 and 1961 in USA Between 198x and 199x in East Germany
Dimensions 425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
? 540 × 133 × mm
(21.26 × 5.24 × 0.00 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000066 RFT-EKD-000700